National affairs
1 July 2021
This week’s blow-up between the premiers and the PM was triggered by the latest in a series of bad decisions about vaccination
National affairs
18 June 2021
Despite the opposition’s resistance, the government’s changes to the Medicare schedule deserve to proceed
Essays & reportage
4 June 2021
Manufacturers of unhealthy products aren’t letting the crisis go to waste
International
1 June 2021
The one-term president and his allies have had an outsized impact on abortion rights
International
10 May 2021
Joe Biden’s prioritisation of healthcare has been evident from day one
Essays & reportage
10 May 2021
With the pandemic under control, Australian researchers have resumed their quest for a psychedelic approach to mental health
National affairs
13 April 2021
Will the government survive the vaccine debacle?
International
2 March 2021
Sharing vaccines fairly is not only an ethical imperative but also essential to controlling Covid-19
National affairs
15 February 2021
Are short, sharp lockdowns working?
International
11 February 2021
Covid-19 hit the United States hard, but life expectancy was already falling. The lessons for other countries are clear
Books & arts
14 December 2020
Television | The highs and occasional lows of Four Corners’ coverage of 2020
National affairs
25 November 2020
A budget for Covid recovery ventures into contentious territory
National affairs
20 November 2020
Could this be the mental health report that finally brings change?
Essays & reportage
13 November 2020
How the world’s first vaccine came to Australia… in 1804
Essays & reportage
19 October 2020
Is Melbourne emerging from its second lockdown wiser than it went in?
Summer season
24 September 2020
Australia lags by more than a decade in tackling the health effects of low-quality petrol
National affairs
24 September 2020
Progress continues in Victoria, nationally and in much of Asia, but the international figures remain grim
Essays & reportage
14 September 2020
Decades of misguided policy sowed the seeds of a human rights disaster
International
11 September 2020
Infections are low, but the factors that will help the virus to spread are already clear
National affairs
11 September 2020
A half-year of Covid-19-watching suggests the most effective way ahead
National affairs
25 August 2020
Behind the growing Covid-19 optimism is worrying political and geopolitical manoeuvring
National affairs
11 August 2020
Greater use of isolation would help us through the “middle game” of Covid-19
National affairs
7 August 2020
Australia’s aged care homes were a disaster waiting to happen
National affairs
30 July 2020
The high infection rates reflect a failure to learn from other countries
National affairs
28 July 2020
Outbreaks, vaccines, and the limits of centralised control
Essays & reportage
23 July 2020
The struggle to eliminate racism from Australian healthcare has been given new momentum
National affairs
22 July 2020
With masks shown to be useful only in certain settings, the debate about compulsion is drawing attention away from real pathways of infection
National affairs
16 July 2020
A sustainable Covid-19 strategy will mean paying much closer attention to people’s movements, and where they gather along the way
National affairs
6 July 2020
Victoria’s experience underlines the need to acknowledge that Covid-19 outbreaks are inevitable and prepare better for them
National affairs
2 July 2020
The Productivity Commission wants a new focus on what works for Indigenous communities